(Please
make telephone calls before 9PM.)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 - LABOR DAY PICNIC AT THE JPJ CABIN! We will meet at the JPJ for a celebration of the holiday. In the spirit of last year, bring a covered dish that reflects your ethnic heritage. We will meet at 10:00 AM for a hike with length and location to be determined. Call or email hike leaders if you’re planning to attend as well as what you plan to bring for your covered dish.
Cabin Address: JPJ Cabin, 1145 Furnace Rd., Airville, PA Cabin Fee: $1.00 members; $2 non-members
Hike Time: 10:00 AM Hike Leaders: Kim Pavlick & Rafael Ruiz, 717-501-5443

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – KTA TRAIL CHALLENGE; The York Hiking Club is maintaining the Keystone Trail Association (KTA) Otter Creek Campground Gate for the runners and hikers continuing with the 50K event. York Hiking Club (YHC) volunteers are needed for various times starting at 10:45AM through 4:45PM. Contact Alan Noble with the times available to volunteer. Remember to bring a chair, snacks, and water for your own use.
Meeting Location: Otter Creek Campground, 1101 Furnace Road, Airville PA 17302
Meeting Time: based on volunteering starting times Gate lead: Alan Noble, 717-758-8470 or

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - LONG HIKE (12 MILES): This hike around Lake Redman will include crossing under I-83 at 2 separate locations which requires walking through water for over 100 feet or more. The first water crossing is through a rocky stream bed, and the second stream crossing is through a four-and-a-half-foot high culvert. The trail has several hills, rocky in sections, and can be muddy depending on the previous day’s weather. Recommend sturdy trail shoes or hiking boots. Bring a lunch, snacks, and water. A flashlight or headlamp may be useful when crossing through the low culvert. Please contact the hike leader if planning on meeting at Lake Redman instead of the meeting location.
Meeting Location:York
County High School of Technology (Vo-Tec) Departure Time: 8:00 AM
Hike Leader: Alan Noble, 717-758-8470 or
Carpool Fee: $2.00

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 – ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND COVERED DISH: NOTICE: At the Sep 21 Annual Meeting, two proposed amendments to the by-laws will be voted on. The first will add a provision required by state law so that directors of YHC will not be personally liable for monetary damages. The second will remove the requirement to hike 30 miles on regularly scheduled club hikes. In addition the club is looking for a person to serve as a Director at Large to serve on the YHC Board. A Director at Large helps steer the club’s activities, provide advice, and votes on proposed amendments and expenditures affecting the club. Please contact Alan Noble at
or 717-758-8470 if you are interested in being a Director at Large. As has been our tradition this will be a covered dish event. Please contact Alan Noble and let him know what you are bringing.
Meeting Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Meeting Location:Our place for meetings/events is inside the York Township Recreation Building,
directions as follows:

From I-83 exit 16, take Queen St (PA-74) south for
about 1 mile.At Campbell
Music, turn left onto Oak St.Drive
about a

tenth of a mile and stop at the stop sign; do not turn right.Drive straight ahead past the township building to the small

building in the middle of the field.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (FAMILY HIKING DAY) – SHORT HIKES (3-4 MILES): Bring the family and join Appalachian Trail Section Hiker and Eagle Scout candidate David Lukes, Jr. for a family friendly hike at Rocky Ridge County Park. He’ll take you on a short hike around some of the trails that give Rocky Ridge its name, so expect some rocks and hills. Along the way, feel free to ask him anything you like about scouting or backpacking the Appalachian Trail (he’s hiked over 1000 miles of it so far). Hikes will be offered both in the morning and afternoon. Each will follow a different route.
Meeting Location: Rocky Ridge County Park, first lot on the left, near the restrooms Departure Time: 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Hike Leaders: David Lukes (Jr. and Sr.), 717-818-4751 or

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - LONG HIKE (14 MILES): Pulpit Rocks and the Pinnacle are considered by many to be the best views along the Appalachian Trail in PA, and the hike out of Port Clinton is one of the best climbs. We’ll cover all of that on this rugged AT section located near the Hamburg Reservoir. Less than 90 minutes from our meeting point, this hike is well worth the travel time. We’ll start with a short warmup along the Schuylkill River before we make the 1000 foot climb up to the ridge. After that workout, it will be up and down and up again to some awesome views of the valley below. Wear good hiking boots/shoes and bring water, lunch, and snacks. Please note, this is NOT the Pinnacle along the Susquehanna River.
Meeting Location:Boscov's East Parking near Red Robin Departure Time: 8:00 AM
Hike Leader: David Lukes, 717-818-4751 or
Carpool Fee: $5.00

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30 - SHORT HIKE (3.5 MILES): A short visit to our neighbor to the west, let’s try out the Mary Anne Furnace Trail at Codorus State Park. This trek will take us next to a lake, wetlands, creeks, and woods! Maybe we will be lucky and see one of the famous Codorus Park Bald Eagles! Due to limited parking at the trail head, we will start the trail from the overflow parking lot between campground loops B and C, but I prefer we carpool from the Woodberry Road meet-up. Have water, snacks, good trail shoes/boots, and bug spray.
Meeting Location:Woodberry
Road parking (From US 30, turn south onto RT 616, Left into Woodberry Rd. I use 1201 Woodberry Rd, West Manchester Township for Google-map directions)
Departure Time: 1:00 PM (Start hike around 1:30 / 1:45 from the Codorus Overflow Parking Lot)
Carpool Fee: $1.00 Hike Leader: Debby Morrissey, 617-320-6110 or

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

New Member: Kathy Biddle, 717-602-9654,

Volunteers are needed for the KTA Trail Challenge on September 8, 2018 for the Otter Creek Gate Station located at the Otter Creek Campground. The station opens at 10:45 AM and closes at 4:45 PM. Please contact Alan Noble by email at
or 717-758-8470 with the time period you are able to volunteer.

Horseshoe Trail Section Hike: Over the next few months, we’ll offer a series of hikes that will cover PA’s Horseshoe Trail from end to end, starting at Valley Forge and ending at the AT intersection near RT 325. The trail is a mix of forests and paved roads and the hikes will also cover some side trails. Those interested in hiking the full trail should contact David Lukes at 717-818-4751 or
to coordinate times/dates for any sections that aren’t posted in the newsletter or on Facebook.

2018 Hike Leaders Wanted: We would love to add some new members to our list of hike leaders for 2018. Please contact David Lukes at
if you would like to start leading hikes for the club. Training will be provided.

New Email Address? Contact Bernie Frick (
). This information is held by the club only and will be used to send club information and for inclusion in our yearly logbook. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please note change: hike leaders should send the sign-up sheet to the membership chairman,
Linda Bean (
) after the hike, and do not forget to send your Hike write-up
for the Log Book to Julie Falsetti (
).”

YHC History: The York County Heritage Trust has a sizable collection of York Hiking Club memorabilia in its library, dating from the Club's founding in 1932 to the early 1980s. For the past 30 years little material has been added to our collection. Our historian, John Seville asks members who have YHC related items to call him at 717-244-6769.

Individuals who are willing to lead short hikes on Wednesdays
area also wanted. If you would like to lead a Family Friendly hike on Saturday or Sunday please contact the monthly chairperson. A short hike is recommended. Contact David Lukes with any questions about leading hikes at
.

Thursday Weekly Trail Maintenance: Contact Jim Hooper for information for the current week 717-252-3784 or

Please note: Our historian, John Seville, notes that the York County Heritage Trust has a sizable collection of York Hiking Club memorabilia in its library. However, the material dates from the Club's Founding in 1932 to the early 1980s. For the past 30 years little material has been added to our collection. We want to correct this omission; so John is asking members who have Club related items that might be suitable for inclusion in our archives to call him at 717-244-6769. Examples would be minutes of meetings, accounts of special events, photographs, newspaper articles, etc. No more copies of the annual log books.

Card Committee: Linda Bean serves as the “card committee.” If you know of someone with a serious illness, having surgery, etc., please notify Linda at
or 764-1091 and she will send them a card from the club. New Email Address? Contact Bernie Frick (
) or Phyllis Morley (
). This information is held by the club only and will be used to send club information and for inclusion in our yearly logbook. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please volunteer to lead a hike or two
for this year's schedule.

* "If there are no objections within 10 days" refers to things like
almost getting a hike kicked out of a park.

A sheet is handed out to all New hikers at
the parking lots before the hikes.

Our new place for meetings/events is inside the York Township Recreation Building,
directions as follows:

From I-83 exit 16, take Queen St (PA-74) south for
about 1 mile.At Campbell
Music, turn left onto Oak St.Drive
about a

tenth of a mile and stop at the stop sign; do not turn right.Drive straight ahead past the township building to the small